Brammer Makes Big Laydown?
Chris Brammer has been put to the test on numerous occasions today, mostly from his fellow countryman John Eames. But just now it was Finland's Lari Sihvo that was asking him questions over on Table 3.
Brammer started things off with a raise to 1,100 from the hijack. The action folded to Sihvo in the big blind and he put in the extra chips to make the call. A flop reading 
was met with a check from Sihvo, a bet of 1,300 from Brammer and a quick call.
Another queen arrived on the turn, the 
and now instead of checking as he had done on the flop, Sihvo lead out for 3,100. Brammer was not going to let him buy this pot and he called. The dealer put out the 
out on the river and Sihvo quickly moved all in. Brammer removed his white headphones and asked for "a count please." The chips were counted out and Brammer was told it was 12,250 to call.
Calling and losing would mean Brammer would have dropped to 32,500, which would still be more than 60 big blinds, but Brammer continued to take his time in deciding what to do. A minute passed and he still had not acted. Thirty more seconds passed before Brammer did act, he folded.